Railraod Grade
West Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.3 mi
Distance
1,133 ft
Gain
2h 32m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Monongahela National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Railraod Grade
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
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Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,133 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,133 ft
- Highest point
- 3,530 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,199 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Railraod Grade is a 6.27-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia with 880 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a railroad grade and returns via the same path it went out on.
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